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ogy to meet our needs which have so far been regarded as unnecessary or, on the other hand, using technology to reduce the number of hours of work which a man must do in order to earn a given standard of other words, we either raise our standard of living above that necessary for fort and happiness or we leave it at this level and work shorter shall take it automatic that mankind has, by that time, chosen the latter will be working shorter and shorter hours in their paid also follows that the housewife will also expect to be able to have more free time in her life without lowering her standard of also follows that human servants will no longer the great majority of the housewives will wish to be free from the daily housework such as mopping the floors of the house, or washing the clothes, or dusting,or making the beds. 1. Which statement best expresses the main idea of the passage? A. With the development of the robot, human beings will be able to work less time. B. Great progress has been made in robot making. C. Robots will take the place of human beings. D. If we earn a good standard of living, leave it at this level. 2. What does the underlined word “that” refer to in the se